Crime & Safety

Teaneck Man Embezzled $1.2 Million From Employer: Prosecutor

A Teaneck man is charged with embezzling upwards of $1.2 million from a Bergen County company. Here's how authorities say he did it.

TEANECK, NJ — A Teaneck man is in Bergen County Jail after authorities said he embezzled upwards of $1.2 million from the furniture company where he worked.

Manuel "Mendy" Goldring is charged with money laundering, theft by deception, impersonation, false swearing and "computer related crimes" after the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office said he embezzled the money while serving as a comptroller for the furniture company where he worked.

The Prosecutor's Office received word that Goldring was taking unauthorized funds from the company on Oct. 19, 2020. A month's long investigation revealed that Goldring had taken the money through the theft of checks, PayPal transfers and Amazon purchases, authorities said.

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He was arrested Thursday, when he was charged and taken to Bergen County Jail, where he awaits a first appearance in court.

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